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‘Balomania,’ About Brazil’s ‘Balloon Mafia,’ Boarded by Cargo Ahead of CPH:DOX Premiere, Trailer Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
Cargo Film & Releasing has acquired 'Balomania,' which will have its world premiere in the main competition at leading European doc fest CPH:DOX.
“Balomania” is Danish filmmaker Sissel Morell Dargis ’ debut feature and will join Cargo’s lineup of award-contending non-fiction including SXSW and TUBI Original “Satan Wants You” and Academy Award-shortlisted film “Hidden Letters.” We expect this title to fly high throughout the world, and we think audiences will love this soaring, personal exploration of an underground art form,” said Cargo Film & Releasing vice president Daniel Cantagallo. The question is how they ban it and why they need AK47s and helicopters and dozens of police cars – why does it need to be treated as if it were drug trafficking?,” she asks of the brutal repression against the baloeiros, which can lead to several years in jail.
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